Edinburgh's a great city in a lot of ways, but it's not so great if you want to meet the man, woman, or person of your dreams.

It's so small that nearly everyone decent is in a relationship already, and forget about six degrees of separation: in Edinburgh you're only a supermarket visit away from bumping into an ex.

From cringey dates to annoying Fringe performers, here are the six worst things about dating in Edinburgh:

1. It's too wee

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You're never more than a footstep away from a place where you had a terrible date, or where your horrible ex broke up with you in public because "they thought it would be better that way and you wouldn't make a scene on top of the Scott Monument."

It's very claustrophobic, and you're haunted by weird memories.

2. You know everyone on Tinder

Another side effect of Edinburgh being just too damn small is the online dating pool is severely restricted.

You've either already dated them, been ghosted by them, they're your ex, or they're a family member. So you end up extending your search range so much you get matches from Orkney.

Some are fun to be with, but it's not unheard of to show up for a date with a comedian and end up listening to them pitch their show to you.

Stick to flyering for your shows, please.

4. Edinburgh folk aren't that friendly

OK, that's not quite true. We are friendly, but we're pretty reserved: so that means casually striking up a conversation with someone walking their dog or the cute person who happens to sit next to you on the bus is out of the question...unless you're drunk, of course.

But then you make bad choices, and usually end up sneaking out of a flat in Wester Hailes early the next morning.

5. And we're really picky, too

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Sometimes we think we're out of options, when in fact there are plenty of people out there that we've already rejected for having slightly weird glasses, pronouncing "Buccleuch" incorrectly, being a pedicab driver, or a whole host of other relatively minor faults: like finding out they like slacklining on the Meadows. Give the slackliners a chance, people. They might be OK.

6. And choosing a place for a date is tricky AF

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Edinburgh is so pretty, and so full of gorgeous places, interesting restaurants and fun bars that you end up spending about an hour pinging messages back and forth between you and your potential date before you even manage to narrow it down to three possible meeting spots.

But as far as complaints go, it's a fairly minor one. We're lucky to live in such a gorgeous city, after all.